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"We're trying to campaign to get London Midlands running the service. They can't run it at the moment because Virgin have a monopoly on it.

"There's been quite a lot of support for what we're trying to do and hundreds of people have got behind us.

"We've been told that Nuneaton has been more vociferous than anyone protesting against something like this. There have been hundreds and hundreds of letters.

"We believe that Virgin have made a big mistake in not stopping the trains altogether."

Mark said the change would add 40 minutes to journeys to both Liverpool and London for Hinckley passengers Councillor David Bill backed the group. He said: "I wish to object in the strongest possible terms at the decision.

"Residents of Hinckley and the surrounding area value the service currently provided, with at least one fast train per hour to London during the day.

"The decision will mean that residents will have to take a slower journey by going to Northampton.

"It fails to acknowledge the fact that Nuneaton is a major railhead for the people of Hinckley and Bosworth."

A spokesman for Virgin Trains said: "The rail-users group must do whatever it must but the reality is that the new West Coast timetable must go ahead to deal with the huge rate in growth that the rail industry is now experiencing.

"An extra 13 million seats annually will be provided by Virgin Trains with the new schedules in place.

"A timetable will always be a balance between the needs of various towns and cities along its route.

"To relate this specifically to Nuneaton, the stopping of Pendolinos would prevent among other major improvements, the operation of 20-minute interval services from London to Coventry, Birmingham and Manchester along with reduced journey times.

"There will be slower journey times to London during off-peak hours but opportunities for local journeys for shopping and leisure activities will be vastly enhanced."